# Kratix vs Roadie

| Attribute | Kratix | Roadie |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60 (57% (medium)) | 56.5 (74% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 22 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 770 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A platform engineering framework that enables teams to define capabilities once, deliver them consistently through multiple interfaces, and manage their lifecycle and policies across distributed infrastructure and environments. | Provides structured context to AI agents by aggregating data from source control systems, monitoring tools, and infrastructure APIs. Enables agents to understand service dependencies, investigate incidents, and manage updates without human intervention. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"scaffolding":true,"provisioning":true,"platform_shape":"orchestrator","software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Portals, APIs, CLIs, GitOps, MCPs, AI agents, ticketing systems, application orc","self_service_actions":true,"workload_abstraction":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","rbac_sso":true,"tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"scorecards":true,"scaffolding":true,"provisioning":false,"platform_shape":"both","plugin_ecosystem":true,"software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Source control (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps), observability (logs, m","self_service_actions":true,"workload_abstraction":false}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Portals"},{"name":"APIs"},{"name":"CLIs"},{"name":"MCPs"},{"name":"AI agents"},{"name":"Application Orchestrators"},{"name":"Ticketing Systems"},{"name":"GitOps"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Cloud"},{"name":"GitHub on-prem"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"GitLab Cloud"},{"name":"GitLab on-prem"},{"name":"BitBucket"},{"name":"BitBucket Cloud"},{"name":"BitBucket Server"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"MS Teams"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"IE","primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kratix.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:44:37.591Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Developer Portal - Teams","summary":"$24/developer/month for 50-150 developers","features":["Backstage software catalog","Automatic Backstage upgrades","TechDocs & API specs","Self-service automation templates","75+ open-source plugins","Single sign-on","RAG AI & MCP Server Access","Scorecards (optional paid extra)"],"minSeats":50,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer","amount":24,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Backstage-based developer portal for growing teams","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Developer Portal - Growth","summary":"Custom pricing for 100+ developers","features":["Everything in Teams plus:","SLA","Slack & MS Teams support","Custom, private Backstage plugins","REST API access","Advanced search","Secure on-prem connection","Usage analytics dashboard","Custom RBAC"],"minSeats":100,"description":"Enterprise developer portal with advanced features","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Context - Enterprise Context","summary":"Custom pricing, bundled with Roadie IDP or standalone","features":["Integration-powered data store","100s of pre-built data sources","Custom, private data sources","Secure on-prem connection","Relationship building","Crafted context bundles","Permissioned access for Agents","REST API access","MCP Servers","Slack & MS Teams support","SLA"],"description":"Live dependency and service graph for agent workflows","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Scorecards"}],"summary":"From $24/developer/month. Enterprise and Context plans custom. No free tier.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://roadie.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:41:43.204Z","startingPrice":{"amount":24,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/latest","date":"2026-08-26T13:53:45Z","type":"stable","version":"latest"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.125.0","date":"2024-07-08T17:16:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.125.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.124.0","date":"2024-07-08T15:02:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.124.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.123.0","date":"2024-07-04T15:24:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.123.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.122.0","date":"2024-07-03T09:53:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.122.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.121.0","date":"2024-07-01T11:41:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.121.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.120.0","date":"2024-06-27T15:23:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.120.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.119.0","date":"2024-06-27T12:17:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.119.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.118.0","date":"2024-06-26T14:23:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.118.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.117.0","date":"2024-06-26T12:11:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.117.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.116.0","date":"2024-06-26T11:45:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.116.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.115.0","date":"2024-06-25T15:19:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.115.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.114.0","date":"2024-06-25T13:45:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.114.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.113.0","date":"2024-06-24T00:40:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.113.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.112.0","date":"2024-06-21T09:30:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.112.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.111.0","date":"2024-06-20T15:31:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.111.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.110.0","date":"2024-06-20T13:27:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.110.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.109.0","date":"2024-06-20T11:03:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.109.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.108.0","date":"2024-06-20T10:52:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.108.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/syntasso/kratix/releases/tag/v0.107.0","date":"2024-06-19T16:07:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.107.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsyntasso%2Fkratix&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Internal Developer Platforms)

| Capability | Kratix | Roadie |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Portal vs orchestrator | Orchestrator | Both |
| Software / service catalog | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-service actions / golden paths | ✓ | ✓ |
| Templated service scaffolding | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Production-readiness scorecards | - | ✓ |
| **Orchestration** |  |  |
| Workload spec / infra abstraction | ✓ | ✗ |
| Drives infra provisioning | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Plugin / extension ecosystem | - | ✓ |
| Public API / webhooks | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Cloud/CI/K8s/observability breadth | Portals, APIs, CLIs, GitOps, MCPs, AI agents, ticketing systems, application orc | Source control (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps), observability (logs, m |
| **Security** |  |  |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | - | ✓ |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Integrated tech docs | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud only |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:14:05.482Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*